US Patent Issued to Northwestern University on Nov. 18 for "Microfluidic device for live cell manipulation and analysis" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,495, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.).

"Microfluidic device for live cell manipulation and analysis" was invented by Horacio Dante Espinosa (Winnetka, Ill.), Milan Mrksich (Hinsdale, Ill.), Prithvijit Mukherjee (Evanston, Ill.), Eric Jason Berns (Naperville, Ill.) and Cesar Andres Patino (Evanston, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cell analysis system includes a multi-layer microfluidic device that includes a layer of microfluidic channels, a layer of microwells, a membrane with nanochannels, and a layer of extraction chambers. The microwells and the membrane are configured to allow cul...